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2. 1. Computational problem solving in university physics education : Students’ beliefs, knowledge, and motivation

   Author : Madelen Bodin; Mikael Winberg; Diane Grayson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; physics education; computational physics; simulation; beliefs; motivation; mental models; network analysis; didactics of physics; fysikdidaktik;

   Abstract : Solving physics problem in university physics education with a computational approach requires knowledge and skills in several domains, for example, physics, mathematics, programming, and modelling. These competences are in turn related to students' beliefs about these domains as well as about learning, and their motivation to learn. READ MORE

4. 2. Return to work after long-term sick leave for common mental disorders : Women’s beliefs, intentions, health and psychological well-being

   Author : Åsa Hedlund; Annika Nilsson; Elisabeth Björk Brämberg; Högskolan i Gävle; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Beliefs; Common mental disorders; First-line managers; Health; Intentions; Long-term sick leave; Psychological well-being; Return to work; Women; Föreställningar; Första linjens chefer; Hälsa; Intention; Kvinnor; Långtidssjukskrivning; Psykisk ohälsa; Psykiskt välbefinnande; Återgång till arbete; Inkluderande arbetsliv; Inkluderande arbetsliv;

   Abstract : Background: Long-term sick leaves due to common mental disorders (CMDs)are common in Sweden today, especially among women. Return-to-work (RTW) support usually includes work-related factors and treatment for the CMD. Despite this, the way back to work is often long with an increased risk of relapse into sick leave afterwards. READ MORE

5. 3. Learning and Teaching to Read in Kiswahili in Pre-Primary Classes in Tanzania : Teachers' Beliefs and Instructional Practices

   Author : Richard Shukia; Christer Jacobson; Christer Ohlin; Ulf Fredriksson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pre-primary class; teachers’ beliefs; reading; instructional practices; curriculum intentions; Kiswahili; Tanzania; Pedagogics and Educational Sciences; Pedagogik och Utbildningsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Teachers’ beliefs have the potential to influence teachers’ instructional decisions and or even accept, resist or renegotiate the mandated curriculum intentions. Knowledge about these relations in pre-primary education in Tanzania is largely lacking. READ MORE

6. 4. Margins of Prevention : - On Older Adolescents' Positive and Negative Beliefs about Illicit Drug Use

   Author : Patrik Karlsson; Anders Bergmark; Edle Ravndal; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Illicit drugs; adolescents; prevention; margins for change; beliefs; perceptions; expectancies; positive; negative; risk; pleasure; Sweden; Social work; Socialt arbete;

   Abstract : This study explores older adolescents’ positive and negative beliefs about illicit drug use from a preventive perspective. By positive beliefs is meant positive expectancies and benefit perceptions. By negative beliefs is meant negative expectancies and risk perceptions. READ MORE

7. 5. Cues, Beliefs, and Memory

   Author : Benjamin Mandl; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis contains four self-contained chapters. “Not so irrelevant alternatives: How cue informativeness results in cue effects” studies when and why decoys and defaults affect choice behavior. READ MORE